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celestial sphere sphere 3 equatorial coordinates An imaginary sphere of arbitrary radius upon which celestial bodies may be considered to be located. As circumstances require, the celestial sphere may be centered at the observer, at the Earth's center or at any other location.

Subject	has unit	is an instance of	has value	has dimension	is defined us	has definition
celestial sphere		sphere		3	equatorial coordinates	An imaginary sphere of arbitrary radius upon which celestial bodies may be considered to be located. As circumstances require, the celestial sphere may be centered at the observer, at the Earth's center or at any other location.

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